Events

The following events are taking place nationwide for National Brain Awareness Week March 13th to 19th
Want to get involved in organising your own event?  Simply email sbradley@nai.ie  with the details to have it included on our online calendar.

EOPD.ie Talk

On the 14th of March at 6:30pm,  Love Your Brain partners Early Onset Parkinson's Ireland will host a talk by Pharmacist Aisling Kerr on Teams.

For more details about the talk go to www.eopd.ie

EOPD

 

Drink Tea for MND

Online

Drink Tea for MND is one of our biggest and most popular events of the year and it is taking place this March.

If you would like to support MND community and host a Drink Tea for MND this March, why not get in touch! You will be helping over 400 families right across Ireland affected by Motor Neurone Disease.

For more information or to register for Drink Tea for MND today and make a real difference, please visit www.imnda.ie

If you can’t organise a tea event but would like to help, you can text MND to 50300.

Creative Brain Week-Creative Programme

From 6th to 11th March 2023,  Love Your Brain Partner Creative Brain Week will organize Creative Programme which includes music, performance, visual art exhibitions, interventions and installations to demonstrate the creative brain in action.

The exhibition is free and booking is not required.

For more information, visit  bit.ly/3m5dVbE

 

A Prologue to Creative Brain Week 2023

Naughton Institute, Trinity College Dublin

Updates on projects inspired by Creative Brain Week 2022

An introduction to ambitions for this year’s event and attendees for 2023

Scene setting presentations on Brain Health and Hope

We encourage online and in person interaction with the discussions – book now and be part of it.

Date and time - Mon, March 6, 2023, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM 

Tickets are free but for the in person event we have limited capacity so book now to avoid disappointment.

Creative Brain Week: Theme of Day: Conflict

online

The lasting impact of conflict and the self in conflict.

Can individual and collective conflict, be they acquired brain injury, neurological degeneration, the long tail of war, or othering narratives, be foundations for neuroscience informed health services saturated with creativity?

We encourage online and in person interaction with the discussions – book now and be part of it

Tickets are free but for the in person event we have limited capacity so book now to avoid disappointment.

Creative Brain Week: Theme of Day: Imagination

Naughton Institute Trinity College Dublin

Imagination as bridge between Conflict to Joy.

From the Aesthetics of Care to the Neuroscience of Emotion.

How do people know we can do better?

Where does that capacity reside in the brain?

How is it revealed in practice?

We encourage online and in person interaction with the discussions – book now and be part of it.

Date and time - Wed, March 8, 2023, 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM 

Tickets are free but for the in person event we have limited capacity.

Creative Brain Week: Joy

Naughton Institute Trinity College Dublin/Online

On the 9th of March, Love your Brain partner Creative Brain Week will host a speaking event. The theme of the day is Joy. Tickets are free but due to restrictions numbers are limited. Visit bit.ly/3m5dVbE for more information.

 

Brain Health Webinar Series

The purpose of this series is to address brain health and related STEM in an educational context. The intended audience includes primary and post primary teachers, special needs assistants, parents and the wider community. 

 

WEBINAR DATES

Strategies for Maintaining Neurological Health - 13th of March

The Human Brain, Structure, Function and Genetics - 20th of March 

Epilespy in an Educational Context - 27th of March 

Concussion and Compression in an Educational Context - 25th of April

 

Bake for Brain Injury with ABI Ireland

Nationwide

Are you ready to Bake for Brain Injury this month?

Get ready to raise some dough and support the work of Acquired Brain Injury Ireland and help bake the world a better place!

Organise a Bake for Brain Injury event to raise funds that will make a difference to brain injury survivors.

Host a Bake during National Brain Awareness Week March 13th-19th or any other date that works for you.

Sign up now and get your Bake for Brain Injury fundraising pack. Register HERE

Epilepsy Ireland: Employment Rights Information Session with Lorraine Lally

Online

A talk on Employment Rights by practising barrister Lorraine Lally, is taking place during Brain awareness week on Monday 13th March at 7pm, online via Zoom.  This event will be of interest to both people with epilepsy and their families. Employers are also welcome to attend.

To register, please follow the link below.

https://www.epilepsy.ie/content/employment-rights-information-session-13323

Headway Ballincollig Art Exhibition

St Peter's on North Main St, Ballincollig

Headway Ballincollig is holding an art exhibition for Brain Awareness Week! 

The theme of the show centers around Sharing our Stories.

Art has a way of communicating on a deep level and the work of these talented artists clearly conveys their resilience, strength, and passion. Most of the artists have discovered their love of creativity following their ABI and in the years since have explored through artistic expression. Each artwork is as unique as the person who created it.

When: March 13-19th

NAI Webinar: Invest In Your Own Brain Health'

Online Webinar

On Monday March 13th from 11am to 12pm, NAI will officially launch Brain Awareness Week with an on online, webinar event: ‘Invest In Your Own Brain Health’

Guest Speaker: Dr Sabina Brennan, Health Psychologist, Neuroscientist and author of two Irish Times No 1 Bestsellers (100 Days to a Younger Brain and Beating Brain Fog)

This webinar is free and open to all.

Register your place today HERE

SBHI Appreciation Morning

The SBHI Open Opportunity Day Service, Castleknock

A beautiful morning to show our appreciation for Local Community support, make new friends and enjoy some lovely music and food. 

Date/time: 11.00a.m. - 1.30p.m / 14th March 2023

Venue: The SBHI Open Opportunity Day Service - Castleknock

Point of contact for more details: Aisling Nic Eochaidh @ 087 1190 100

Go to www.sbhi.ie for more details

 

Move4Parkinson's Open Day Exercise & Movement to Irish Music

Castleknock Community Centre Laurel Lodge

Move4Parkinson's  will organise the Open Day Exercise & Movement to Irish Music at Castleknock Community Centre Laurel Lodge on Wednesday 15th March 2023, at 4:00 pm.

Refreshments will be served. Please call 012950060 or email info@moveparkinsons.com for more information.

Neurology Support Centre Information Session 'Excercise for a Healthy Brain & Body'

Neurology Support Centre, Ballinode, Sligo

The Neurology Support Centre will be joined by Shane Hayes, Sports Inclusion Development Officer from the Sligo Sport and Recreation Partnership for our 'Exercise for a healthy brain and body' event at 10am on Wednesday 15th March followed by a coffee morning for members and guests.

For more information or to attend the event please email info@neurologysc.ie

 

SBHI: The Importance of Exercise, Movement and the Arts on our Brain

The SBHI Open Opportunity Day Service, Castleknock

The Importance of Exercise, Movement and the Arts on our Brain - Learning all about the effect exercise, movement and the arts has on one's Brain followed by a one-hour training session in an inclusive form of Taekwondo and an interactive Drama Therapy session. 

Date/time: 10.30a.m. - 1.30p.m / 15th March 2023

Venue: The SBHI Open Opportunity Day Service - Castleknock

Point of contact for more details: Aisling Nic Eochaidh @ 087 1190 100

Visit www.sbhi.ie for more details.

SBHI Appreciation Morning - St. Patrick's Day Celebration

The SBHI Open Opportunity Day Service, Castleknock

Appreciation Morning - St. Patrick's Day Celebration - A day to celebrate our culture and share with other cultures. Bringing Communities together for Spina Bfida!

Date/time: 11.00a.m. - 1.30p.m / 15th March 2023

Venue: The SBHI Open Opportunity Day Service - Castleknock

Point of contact for more details: Aisling Nic Eochaidh @ 087 1190 100

Visit www.sbhi.ie for more details

 

Chronic Pain Ireland: Recognizing and Coping with Stigma: A Silent Enemy

Online Event

Did you know that chronic pain is a common feature of many neurological conditions?

Join Love Your Brain partners Chronic Pain Ireland for a live online event where you will learn more about ASpida and take part in a short evidence based exercise on how to recognise stigma in your daily life.

Date: 16th March 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. online

Link to join this Brain Awareness Week event: https://bit.ly/3SHnzxt

 

Recognizing and Coping with Stigma: A silent enemy

Online

Recognizing and Coping with Stigma: A silent enemy with Dr Vasilis Vasiliou and Research team from the School of Applied Psychology, University College Cork. Living with chronic pain we regularly experience stigma, but what do we mean by that? 

Laoise has been struggling to understand what makes her feel tense whenever had to talk to her bosses. She had to always explain to them the reasons for abstaining from work, due to the chronic pain. Yet, she was always getting back a sense of "not feeling believed" or doubting herself. This is a typical example of stigma.

Neurology Support Centre: Butterfly Swim Event

Online

The Neurology Support Centre will be relaunching our Butterfly Swim event where we will be asking you to 'Take a dip and post a pic' on St. Patrick's Day, or any day during Brain Awareness Week.

Whether you have access to the sea or a lake, a pool, or a puddle, you can take a dip, post your picture on social media, and make a donation to our iDonate Butterfly Swim fundraising page at  https://bit.ly/41LP79b

Huntington's Disease Cafe

Bloomfield Health Services Dublin

Bloomfield Hospital together with the Huntington’s Disease Association of Ireland will host a HD Café evening for people impacted by Huntington’s disease on Monday 20th March at 7pm.

For further details contact HDAI: info@huntingtons.ie

Huntington's Disease Family Voices Webinar

Online Webinar

The Huntington’s Disease UK and Ireland Alliance will host a Family Voices webinar

“In conversation with Astri Arnesen, President, European Huntington’s Association” on Thursday 23 March at 7pm. 

Register you place HERE

Huntington's Disease Members Support Group & Lunch (Cork)

Cork City Centre

The Huntington’s Disease Association of Ireland will host a support meeting followed by lunch in Cork city centre on Saturday March 25th from 11am for people impacted by Huntington’s disease.

Book your seat by emailing us at: info@huntingtons.ie